The Twelve Apostles And Meaning Of Names In Aramaic

Jesus spoke Aramaic (Hebrew) His name was Yeshua. Aramaic can be found even in Genesis. Y'shua was known as the king of the Yehudi (Jews). The name Apostle in Aramaic(Seliah) means to be sent.

The twleve Apostles and their name meanings.Simon Peter--Aramaic--Simon (Shim'on)--means God has heard--Peter (Cephas/Kephas) means rockAndrew--A GREEK name--means Adam, man, manly--He's Peter's brotherJohn--Aramaic/Hebrew--(Yochanan)--means God is graciousJames/Jacob--Aramaic--(Ya'aqov)--means to follow, heelThomas--Aramaic--(Tau'ma)--means twinMatthew--Aramaic--(Mattityahu)--means gift of GodSimon the Cananaean--Aramaic--means the zealot or jealous onePhilip--A GREEK name--means lover/friend of horsesBartholomew--Aramaic--means son of farmer/furrow/hill (He was also known as Nathanael)Judas Iscariot--Aramaic--(Yehuda)--means praised oneJames the younger--Aramaic--(Ya'aqov) means to follow, heelMatthias(chosen after Judas)--Aramaic--(Matityahu)variant of Matthew--means gift of GodThaddaeus--Aramaic--means heart--brother of James

If you're curious the name of Mark is Latin (Marcus) and means sea green or hammer---The name of Luke is Greek (Loukas) and means from Luciania (Italy)Timothy is a Greek name tha means honouring God. Titus is Latin and means to honor or defender.Yeshua Bless You